This parameter determines when the Master Production Schedule (MPS) should generate suggestions if coverage periods are used for products managed in stock.

For every transaction in a coverage period (expressed in weeks), the MPS compares the resulting stock level and the reorder lead time with actual requirements (orders). If the stock level on the date of the planning run (MPS processing (FUNMPS), field Reference date) plus the reorder lead time is too low the MPS can generate a suggestion. The date for the generated suggestion will be the date of the planning run.

'No' (default) - The MPS process must analyze the requirements inside the coverage period and generate a suggestion to cover demand.

'Yes' - The MPS process must analyze the requirements inside one coverage period and only generate a suggestion at the start of that coverage period. It must ignore changes to demand until the start of the next coverage period.

Example

Product A
Coverage: 5 weeks
Safety stock: 0
Start stock: 0
Production lead time: 1 week
Requirements expressed: Per week for 10 weeks

MPS results with MPSRECOVST=No (default)

Coverage is used for products managed in stock. When the MPS process is run with coverage, this means that the requirements inside the coverage period are analyzed in order to issue a global suggestion. Coverage can slide. The suggestion is placed at the start of the coverage period, that is, at the earliest one coverage period before the requirement date.

 

W0

W1

W2

 W3

W4

W5

W6

W7

W8

W9

W10

SOF

 

50

250

100

50

105

105

150 

250

125

125

 WOF

 

 

 

100

 

 

 

 

100

 

 

WOS

350

105

105

150

150

125

125

 

Projected stock

350

405

260

410

510

530

550

400

250

125

0


MPS results with MPSRECOVST=Yes

The requirements inside the coverage period are analyzed in order to issue a global suggestion. The suggestion is placed at the start of each coverage period, that is, at the start of one coverage period before the requirement date.

 

W0

W1

W2

 W3

W4

W5

W6

W7

W8

W9

W10

SOF

 

50

250

100

50

105

105

150 

250

125

125

 WOF

 

 

 

100

 

 

 

 

100

 

 

WOS


455


655

 

Projected stock


405

155

155

105

0

550

400

250

125

0

Level of localization/Global variable

This parameter is defined at the level Site. It belongs to Chapter STO (Inventory) and the Group SCH (Planning), The following parameters are also associated with this chapter and group :

No global variable is associated with it.

Functions concerned

The following functions are associated with this parameter :

  Manufacturing > Planning > MPS processing


Comments

The type of suggestions to be generated (work order, purchase order, intersite transfer or subcontract order) are defined in the MPS Requirements parameters (Setup > Stock > Requirements parameters (GESPCB)).

The facility to move an existing order forward is also defined in the MPS Requirements parameters (field Forward lead time) for each type of suggestion.